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Xenophobia Now Far-right parties in western Europe tend to steer away from signs and symbols that might recall the darkest period of the continent's history. But Hungary's Jobbik - its name derives from job, a word meaning "right" or "better" - garnered 14.8% of the votes in the country's European elections with a campaign themed around the Arpad stripes, the nationalist flag that was co-opted by Hungarian fascists in the 1930s and 1940s. The party's chairman, Gabor Vona, 30, also chaired the Magyar Garda - or Hungarian Guard - a private militia that appeared at Jobbik rallies...
TIME: How do you try to steer this very vexed transition when, at the same time, you lose your wife? Tsvangirai: And my grandson...
...County (which includes Seattle), New York City and Westchester County, a suburb of New York. And since none of these provisions have been in place for more than a year, nutritionists have yet to gather empirical proof that they work. But some science suggests that prominently displayed calorie counts steer purchases. In 2007, researchers in New York City examined consumer eating habits at Subway, which voluntarily posted calorie info in its stores. This study, also published in the American Journal of Public Health, reported that Subway patrons who pondered the calorie information purchased 52 fewer calories than those who didn...
...find it interesting to read how, because of new economic necessity, many people are acquiring food and homekeeping practices that rural folk have followed for years. Growing produce, buying half of a steer and raising chickens or bees are being described in such terms, one would think the wheel had been reinvented. My family has kept two freezers for years: one for meat and one for the fruits and vegetables we raise. This has enabled us to survive raising four children in a rural economy. I am finally able to tell my children that they never realized their old parents...
...Okada says he intends to steer Takarazuka toward more Asian stories, especially Chinese and Korean ones. "Not Christian, but Buddhist. Maybe even John Woo," he says. The mind strains to contemplate a Takarazuka production of something like Woo's historical epic Red Cliff. But you'd be amazed at what can be done with 400 women, gorgeously lit pastel scenery and a ton of glitter...